Doted By The Regent King

The two women were talking, and unknowingly, the sky had turned dark.

"Ah Jiu doesn’t know how long it will take to break away from over there. The palace gate has locked. Stay in Cining Palace tonight," Empress Dowager Mo arranged a room for Wufu to stay.

Wufu didn’t sleep well that night because she kept feeling as if there were eerie cries coming from afar, whether from the Noble Consort, Xianfei, or someone else.

Meanwhile, someone else in Kunning Palace was also unable to sleep. Empress Song stood at the palace wall listening to the sounds from outside, her expression strange.

"Your Majesty, I found out," her trusted Palace Matron approached her.

"What is it?" Empress Song grabbed her arm with urgency and asked sternly.

The Palace Matron winced but dared not cry out, saying, "Your Majesty, they say the Emperor has fainted, and both the Eldest Imperial Son and Second Imperial Son are dead!"

She had used a string of tourmaline and ten gold bars to obtain this news, which pained her immensely.

Those damned worthless brats, such gluttons, aren’t they afraid of stuffing themselves to death?

"Ah." Empress Song covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes widened, but the look in them wasn’t one of fear but excitement.

It’s done!

Good, dead well!

However, what about Brother Xing? No news has come, is he okay?

Empress Song was a bit anxious but merely pressed her lips together and said, "Arrange it." Meanwhile reaching out her hand and walking forward carefully.

The Palace Matron cautiously supported her, glancing at her belly. What’s Her Majesty the Empress waiting for?

...

The sleeping quarters of Yangxin Hall were still brightly lit.

Ah Jiu awaited Bai Xiaobai’s conclusion.

Bai Xiaobai and several imperial physicians were discussing Emperor Yan’s condition. In the midst, Imperial Physician Gong administered needles that woke Emperor Yan, but his consciousness was short-lived, and he was extremely weak, only cried about stomach pain before fainting again, his sleeping face twisted painfully, clearly suffering greatly.

Bai Xiaobai re-administered needles and melted a medicine pill to detoxify him. This brought a semblance of peace to him, but his condition hadn’t fully improved.

Bai Xiaobai inquired with Eunuch Lu, and after combining his diagnosis with Imperial Physician Gong’s, he had a vague suspicion, hesitantly saying, "It’s not ordinary poison, I suspect it’s Gu poison."

What, Gu again?

Ah Jiu’s face twitched, asking, "What kind of Gu?"

"Drunken Thousand Gu." Bai Xiaobai said, "It’s a kind of worm growing in the abdomen, devouring one’s internal organs to grow, the abdominal cavity is like their nest."

Since Ah Jiu had previously been inflicted with Gu, he obtained some information on Gu poison from the Saintess and has been researching it. Emperor Yan’s situation resembles that of Drunken Thousand Gu.

"How could it be?" Ah Jiu furrowed his brows, looking at Eunuch Lu, "Did His Majesty have discomforts you weren’t aware of? How could you not detect poisoning under your service?"

Eunuch Lu’s legs had turned weak upon hearing about Gu poison; they hadn’t discovered when His Majesty’s meals were tampered with, and this...

This is a matter of losing one’s head!

"His Majesty’s complexion hasn’t been good these days, once even mentioned stomach pain, but he never called for an imperial physician," Eunuch Lu kneeled down.

"Seal the Imperial Kitchen," Ah Jiu ordered coldly, then asked Bai Xiaobai, "Can you determine how long this poison has been administered?"

"Difficult to say. But for it to manifest now, either there’s a trigger, or it’s been dormant for a long time," Bai Xiaobai replied.

Ah Jiu looked at Emperor Yan on the bed, suddenly feeling pity for him; what good is being supreme in the world, if not targeted and harmed in secret?

Suddenly, his expression changed, staring at Emperor Yan in shock. Just as he was about to cry out, a little eunuch screamed first.

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